AppRelay Remote vs Coolidash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
AppRelay Remote
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Stop walking back to your desk to kick off a build. Ship from the couch. AppRelay Remote is the mobile companion to AppRelay Server for desktop ā a remote control that commands your Mac or PC to build, run, test, and ship your app projects. The Mac does the work; your phone drives it. Pair once over your local Wi-Fi and your whole AppRelay workspace comes with you: every project, every lane, every release channel, right on your iPhone or iPad. WHAT YOU CAN DO ⢠Trigger builds, runs, and test suites on your Mac with a tap ⢠Cut a release ā ship a lane to its distribution channel without touching your desk ⢠Watch live, streaming log output as each build runs, with a Stop button when you need it ⢠Browse every project as a card: toolchain, lanes, version, and source-control status at a glance ⢠Edit the full project configuration ā general settings, lanes, servers, toolchains, test suites ā and save it back to your Mac ⢠Bump or set version and build numbers ⢠Edit .env / dotenv files on disk, remotely ⢠Manage your Mac's AppRelay license: activate a key, check status, or move the seat BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD On iPhone you get a fast, single-column flow. On iPad you get the same two-column sidebar-and-detail layout as the Mac app ā it even re-skins live when you change the desktop theme. SECURE BY DESIGN ⢠Discovers Macs on your network automatically over Bonjour ⢠Pair with a one-time token shown on your Mac ā each device gets its own credential ⢠All traffic runs over TLS, pinned to your Mac on first connection ⢠Your Mac stays in control: block or disconnect any device at any time ⢠Secrets never leave your Mac ā the phone sees credential labels only, never their values REQUIRES THE MAC APP AppRelay Remote needs AppRelay for macOS running on the same network. Get it at apprelay.io/download. Free to pair; Pro features are managed on the Mac. AppRelay Remote needs the desktop app, which is **not** on the Mac App Store ā it ships directly from the website (Sparkle-updated, notarized DMG). **Download:** https://apprelay.io/download **Requirement:** macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. **Enable the server:** open AppRelay ā **Relay Monitor** ā **Start**. This starts a local HTTPS server, advertises it over Bonjour (`_apprelay._tcp`), and shows the address + a pairing token. **Pair:** on the same Wi-Fi, open AppRelay Remote, pick the Mac under "Discovered Macs" (or enter host/port manually), and enter the pairing token. **Security:** self-signed TLS pinned trust-on-first-use; each device gets its own token; the Mac can block/disconnect any device from Relay Monitor.
Coolidash
Manage your self-hosted servers and applications directly from your iPhone. Monitor infrastructure, control resources like starting/stopping services, and view deployment logs with live updates. Receive notifications for build status changes.
- Monitor applications, services, and databases
- Start, stop, and restart resources
- Redeploy applications
- View build logs with live refresh
- Check machine health and reachability
- Receive build status notifications
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Coolidash puts your self-hosted Coolify instances in your pocket. Connect one or more Coolify servers over HTTPS with an API token, then watch and control your infrastructure from your iPhone. WHAT YOU CAN DO ⢠See applications, services and databases in one filterable list ⢠Start, stop and restart any resource ⢠Redeploy an application, or rebuild it without cache ⢠Read build logs, with live refresh while a deployment runs ⢠Check machine health: reachability, proxy and resource counts ⢠Revalidate a server that went unreachable ⢠Get notified when a build starts, succeeds or fails BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO SELF-HOST Your API tokens never leave the device. They live in the iOS Keychain and are never written to files or logs. Coolidash talks straight to your own server: no Coolidash backend, no proxy, no third party in the middle. Every sensitive action - stopping a service, restarting a database, redeploying - asks for Face ID or your passcode first. Coolidash is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Coolify project. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AppRelay Remote at every 4 days against Coolidash's every 3 weeks. Coolidash's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AppRelay Remote ships an update every 4 days, Coolidash every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AppRelay Remote | Coolidash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | ā | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days ā better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | ā | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wrights Creative Services, L.L.C. | ZONECOM |
In-app purchases
AppRelay Remote
No in-app purchases
Coolidash
No in-app purchases









